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Larry Vaughn · March 17th, 2007, 08:33 PM

I just bought 3 Photoflex silverdomes and have some Lowel Lights that have a standard household type ceramic base that I was considering using instead of the starlight. I also have some simple ceramic sockets available.

Any suggestions as to what type of bulbs I could use in them? The smallest box is rated at 500 watts, the larger is 2k watts. I want to have a selection of wattages. I also have some aluminum grid material that I will fit to the outside occasionally.

This is a similar question to another that I asked but I didn't get much response. I decided against using the starlight because I already have the other parts, and some SV lights for example which work fine. But I want to try some alternatives.

Larry Vaughn · March 17th, 2007, 09:50 PM

I found one source for the 500 watt version that will work with the mogul adapter.

http://item.express.ebay.com/Cameras...mdZExpressItem

Richard Andrewski · March 18th, 2007, 03:48 AM

Did you already decide against fluorescent too?

Larry Vaughn · March 18th, 2007, 11:38 PM

I bought some and I could hear them hummmmmmmmmm.

Larry Vaughn · March 23rd, 2007, 06:28 PM

I bought some JTT 500 watt bulbs from lights64 from ebay and finally got the parts together. The socket works great in my silverdome but the light seems more red than 3200 K and don't look as bright as some lower wattage bulbs. Maybe it's an efficiency issue.

Larry Vaughn · March 23rd, 2007, 06:33 PM

sorry. double post.

Larry Vaughn · March 30th, 2007, 07:11 AM

I bought some more softboxes and starlights from ebay....

The bulbs that come from Photoflex are marked 3200. The generic ones that cost about 1/4 the price are not marked 3200 on the bulb and don't put out the same color light. It is noticeably warmer.

Also, the generic bulbs I bought start making noise after they have been on for a few minutes. Definitely not acceptable. I'll test a bit more....

March 17th, 2007, 08:33 PM	#1
Larry Vaughn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 201	soft box bulbs I just bought 3 Photoflex silverdomes and have some Lowel Lights that have a standard household type ceramic base that I was considering using instead of the starlight. I also have some simple ceramic sockets available. Any suggestions as to what type of bulbs I could use in them? The smallest box is rated at 500 watts, the larger is 2k watts. I want to have a selection of wattages. I also have some aluminum grid material that I will fit to the outside occasionally. This is a similar question to another that I asked but I didn't get much response. I decided against using the starlight because I already have the other parts, and some SV lights for example which work fine. But I want to try some alternatives. Last edited by Larry Vaughn; March 17th, 2007 at 08:40 PM. Reason: add info

March 17th, 2007, 09:50 PM	#2
Larry Vaughn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 201	one source I found one source for the 500 watt version that will work with the mogul adapter. http://item.express.ebay.com/Cameras...mdZExpressItem Last edited by Larry Vaughn; March 17th, 2007 at 09:50 PM. Reason: add info

March 18th, 2007, 03:48 AM	#3
Richard Andrewski Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Shenzhen, China Posts: 781	Did you already decide against fluorescent too? __________________ Richard Andrewski - Cool Lights USA - RED #114 http://www.coollights.biz

March 18th, 2007, 11:38 PM	#4
Larry Vaughn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 201	hmmm I bought some and I could hear them hummmmmmmmmm.

March 23rd, 2007, 06:28 PM	#5
Larry Vaughn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 201	update I bought some JTT 500 watt bulbs from lights64 from ebay and finally got the parts together. The socket works great in my silverdome but the light seems more red than 3200 K and don't look as bright as some lower wattage bulbs. Maybe it's an efficiency issue. Last edited by Larry Vaughn; March 23rd, 2007 at 09:41 PM. Reason: add info.

March 23rd, 2007, 06:33 PM	#6
Larry Vaughn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 201	update sorry. double post. Last edited by Larry Vaughn; March 23rd, 2007 at 06:34 PM. Reason: double post

March 30th, 2007, 07:11 AM	#7
Larry Vaughn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 201	update I bought some more softboxes and starlights from ebay.... The bulbs that come from Photoflex are marked 3200. The generic ones that cost about 1/4 the price are not marked 3200 on the bulb and don't put out the same color light. It is noticeably warmer. Also, the generic bulbs I bought start making noise after they have been on for a few minutes. Definitely not acceptable. I'll test a bit more....